Chart-case.



A. T. McCLUER.

CHART CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, I915. 1,224,396.. Patented May 1, 1917. Vgfl 2/ f w e IZ'T"'IZ f I:j I1- III 'III 6 o c o J /6 g Witnesses I /Z fnvir A tlorneys ANNA. TAYLOR MCCLUER, OF NEW YORK, 1\T.

CHART-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mayl, 1917.

' Application filed June 16, 1915. Serial No. 34,491.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA TAYLOR Mo- CLUER, a citizen of the United States, resldent of Manhattan borough, city, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new; and useful Improvement in Chart-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

The object I have in View is the production of an improved case for holding charts, particularly for use of teachers, in which the charts will be protected when not in use, will be readily accessible, and will be entirely out of the way.

Further objects will more fully appear from the following specification and accompanying drawings, considered together or separately:

In the drawings,

Figure l is an elevation of a chart, embodying my invention, applied to a desk;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper part of the case, in open condition;

Fig. 4: is a section on the line 4, 4, of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but of a modification.

In all views like parts are represented by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, a chart case 1 is shown as attached to a desk 2. The case may be made of any suitable material, but preferably a textile fabric. As examples of suitable materials I may employ denim, burlap or heavy non-tearable linen. Preferably the case is made of brown material so that it will be substantially the same color as the desk and therefore will be inconspicuous The case is secured to the back of the desk by means of a rod 3, the ends of which are attached to the desk by screws or other suitable fastening means. The case is made up of a backing 4 having apart lapped over to form a pocket 5, for the rod. The pocket is best formed by folding the material, and then running a row of stitches parallel to the folded edge and a sufficient distance away from it to form the pocket. The part extending beyond the pocket will constitute a flap 6 for closing the case. The front part of the case is substantially the same size and shape as the back. The lower edge of the flap 6 is secured to the upper part of the front 7 by suitable fastenings, such as snap fastenings 8. Sides 9, preferably rectangular in shape, as shown, are used. They are sewed or otherwise secured to the edges of the front and back and also to a bottom 12.

In order to accommodate a varying number of charts and at the same time to allow them to fit snugly in place, I provide means for normally drawing the front toward the back. These means are preferably formed of elastic members 10 connected to the sides. By making the sides of two layers and securing the ends of the elastic members between the layers, as shown in Fig. 4, the elasticity of the members will normally draw the front of the case toward the back. If desired, an additional elastic member 11 may be introduced near the bottom of each side, as shown in Fig. 5.

The device hereinbefore described is very simple and effective and it will hold a large number of charts when the same are not in use, protecting them from dust and dirt. By making the chart case the same size as the back of the desk and of the same color.

as the desk, it will be practically invisible.

By occupying a space that has heretofore been unoccupied, no available room that otherwise would be used for storing charts, is wasted. By locating the flap adjacent to the top of the desk the charts may be very easily inserted and removed from the casing. The improved chart case makes it possible for every schoolroom to take care of its own charts. The device is particularly useful in those schoolrooms which have little or no wall space and in rooms which are occupied by two teachers as in the part-time classes. In this situation each teacher can take care of her owncharts, when her class is not in session, without exposing them to the view of the other parttime class and taking up the space necessary to the other teacher. Charts are easily torn and soiled when they are left hanging on the wall from day to day and the teachers time and energy is unnecessarily wasted in making new ones. This objection is overcome by my invention.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principle of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus" shown is merely illustrative and that the invention may be carried out in other ways.

Having now described invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A case for charts or the like,'which.

comprises a back, front, flap and sides, all

made of a textile fabric, the saidsides being extensible, there being elastic members attached to the sides to normally hold the sides in retracted position, and means for supporting the case from the back of a desk.

2. A case for charts'or the like, which comprises a back, front, flap and sides, all made of a textile fabric, the saidsides'having portions which are double, elastic members'within such portions, the ends of said members being secured'to the sides so as to normally draw the front toward the back.

3. A case for charts or the like, which comprises a back, front, flap and sides", all

copies of this patent maybeobtained fcr'five' cents each, by addressing the conimissinerbfTatentsj' made of a" textile fabric, aportion of the material between the front, back and flap being stitched together to form a pocket, in combination with a'rod passing through the pocket, said rod being adapted to be secured to the back of a desk.

4. Acase' for charts or the like, which comprises a back, front, flap and sides, all made of a tex ti-le fabric, a portion of the material between the front, back and flap being stitched togethefto form a pocket,"

in combination with a rod'passing through the pocket, said rod being" adapted'to be secured to the back of a desk, and elastic members associated with the si'des'to 'normally" draw the front toward 'the back.

This specification signed and witnessed this 28th day of May, 1915. V v

v ANNA TAYLOR MOCIIUER. Witnesses: I

MARGARET P. TAYIZOR,

RioHARn H; TAYLOR.

Washington; 1): c5 

